(IN BRIEF) Volvo Autonomous Solutions (V.A.S.) and DHL Supply Chain have joined forces to revolutionize freight transportation in the U.S. using the production-ready Volvo VNL Autonomous, powered by Aurora Driver technology. The partnership aims to validate the ecosystem required for … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Autonomous Freight Operations, DHL, Jim Monkmeyer, logistics, Nils Jaeger, partnership, safety, Sasko Cuklev, sustainability, U.S., Volvo
(IN BRIEF) Volvo Trucks is set to launch a groundbreaking electric truck capable of driving up to 600 km on a single charge, marking a significant advancement in long-distance, zero-emission transport. This new model, the Volvo FH Electric, will be … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Professor Johan Woxenius from the University of Gothenburg has been awarded the prestigious Håkan Frisinger Prize for Transportation Research by the Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF). The award, which includes a guest research program at Lund University, … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Awards, Lund University, partnership, Research Initiative, Scholar, transportation, Volvo
(IN BRIEF) Volvo Penta has acquired a minority stake in Utility Innovation Group (UIG), a US-based utility systems and decentralized energy solutions specialist, to accelerate its entry into the utility sector and develop its battery energy storage subsystem and power … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Heléne Mellquist, investment, Sidney Hinton, UIG, utility, Volvo, Volvo Penta
(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 3-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Hydro (OTCMKTS: NHYDY), a Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company committed to a sustainable future, has announced the company has made this year’s list of Fortune magazine for the world’s most admired companies. … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Management, Metals and Minerals, Norway
Tagged aluminium, Apple, fortune, Maersk, Volvo, World’s Most Admired Companies
(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) OSLO, 3-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Hydro (OTCMKTS: NHYDY), ein norwegisches Unternehmen für Aluminium und erneuerbare Energien, das sich einer nachhaltigen Zukunft verschrieben hat, hat bekannt gegeben, dass das Unternehmen die diesjährige Auszeichnung erhalten hat Liste des Magazins Fortune für … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Management, Metals and Minerals
Tagged aluminium, Apple, fortune, Hilde Merete Aasheim, Hydro, Karmøy, Maersk, Volvo, World’s Most Admired Companies
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 1-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (STO: SEB-A) (SEB), a Swedish financial group leader on the Nordic market, has announced that its SEB Nordic Equity fund has become the Nordic Fund of the Year according … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Banks, Financial, Investment, Management, Sweden
Tagged Award, equities, Fondmarknaden.se, fund, Fund of the Year, investor, Nordic Fund of the Year, Novo Nordisk, Sandvik, SEB, SEB Nordic Equity fund, Stocks, Sverigefond Småbolag Chans/Risk, Swedish Fund of the Year, Tommi Saukkoriipi, Volvo
(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) STOCKHOLM, 1-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (STO: SEB-A) (SEB), ein schwedisches Finanzunternehmen Gruppenführer auf dem nordischen Markt, hat bekannt gegeben, dass sein SEB Nordic Equity-Fonds laut Fondmarknaden.se, Schwedens größtem Handelsplatz für Fonds, zum Nordic Fund of … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Banks, Financial, Investment, Management, Sweden
Tagged Aktien, Auszeichnung, Fonds, Fondsmarknaden.se, Fund of the Year, investor, Nordic Fund of the Year, Novo Nordisk, Sandvik, SEB, SEB Nordic Equity fund, Sverigefond Småbolag Chans/Risk, Swedish Fund of the Year, Tommi Saukkoriipi, Volvo
(PRESS RELEASE) GOTHENBURG, 1-Sep-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — The Volvo Group (STO: VOLV-B), a Swedish multinational manufacturing company, has announced its venture capital arm the Volvo Group Venture Capital AB has decided to invest in Foretellix Ltd, a leading company in … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Industrial, Investment, News, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged automated driving systems, automation, Autonomous systems, Autonomous Vehicles, Big Data Analytics, David Hanngren, driver assistance, Foretellix Ltd, investment, Nils Jaeger, vehicle manufacturer, Volvo, Volvo Autonomous Solutions, Volvo Group Venture Capital AB, Ziv Binyamini
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, 10-Mar-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Volvo Group announces the appointment of Marcio Pedroso as a new member of Volvo Group Management and President Volvo Financial Services, the Volvo Group business area for financial solutions. Marcio will take up his … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Financial, Management, News, Sweden, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged appointment, Marcio Pedroso, Volvo, Volvo Financial Services, Volvo Group Management
GOTHENBURG, 19-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Volvo’s senior management team is to be strengthened to further intensify the rate of change at the Volvo Group and the development of new business models. The role of Deputy CEO will be refined and a … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Management, Sweden, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged appointment, Jan Gurander, Jan Ytterberg, Kerstin Renard, Martin Lundstedt, Volvo
STOCKHOLM, 07-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Vattenfall aims to become a leading electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure operator in collaboration with partners. Vattenfall today announces a major new partnership with leading car manufacturer Volvo Cars with the aim to make EV … Read the full press release
Demonstrating its support for raising breast cancer awareness, Mack Trucks is showcasing a pink Mack® Pinnacle™ axle back model at its Greensboro, N.C. headquarters throughout the month of October. The truck is on display in conjunction with National Breast Cancer … Read the full press release
GOTHENBURG, 29-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Today, Monday, February 29, 2016, AB Volvo publishes its 2015 Annual and Sustainability Report on www.volvogroup.com. This year the sustainability reporting is an integrated part of the Annual Report, which is focusing on the Volvo … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Management, Sweden
The development of crash test dummies has played a vital role in terms of car safety. Two researchers into traffic safety are now being rewarded for their crucial work in the field of biomechanical research. The Håkan Frisinger Foundation for … Read the full press release
GOTHENBURG, 23-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — At the initiative of Volvo, the City of Gothenburg and others, Seinabo Sey – one of Sweden’’s most popular artists – recently performed onboard one Gothenburg’s new electric buses. Two music videos are being released today. They … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Environment, Sweden, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged electric buses, electricity, Gothenburg's new electric buses, Seinabo Sey, Volvo
Deliveries from the Volvo Group’s truck operations in July 2015 amounted to 15,586 vehicles. Gothenburg, Sweden, 20-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — In July 2015, truck deliveries rose by 27% in Asia and by 5% in Europe. Deliveries in South America were … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Management, Sweden, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Volvo, Volvo Group truck operations
As a result of the merger of the current three sales and market regions in the truck operation into a single global sales organization, as well as creating a smaller and more efficient management, the number of members of Volvo’s … Read the full press release
Gothenburg, Sweden, 9-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Volvo Group’s own university opens today. The Volvo Group University is located in Arendal in Gothenburg and will be the center of further education and competency activities for the Group’s 110 000 employees for the entire global … Read the full press release
19-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Buses that glide noiselessly without emissions, that pick up passengers indoors and which are powered by a renewable source of electricity – this will become a reality in 2015, through the launch of an ultramodern bus service … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Infrastructure & Utilities, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Anneli Hulthén, buses, electricity, future public-transport, Gert-Inge Andersson, Gothenburg, Johanneberg Science Park, Lindholmen Science Park, noiseless electric buses, Olof Persson, public transport, renewable source of electricity, Swedish Energy Agency, the City of Gothenburg, Västra Götaland, Västtrafik, Volvo
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